Has an AFL game ever ended 98-88?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 98-88 5 times. It first happened on June 22, 1946, when North Melbourne beat Fitzroy, and most recently on June 4, 2016, when Geelong beat GWS.
That makes 98-88 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 99-88 has happened 5 times and 98-89 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1968 and 1994.
Every 98-88 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-04 | Geelong over GWS | 2016 | |
| 1996-04-14 | Melbourne over St Kilda | 1996 | |
| 1994-08-21 | Footscray over Brisbane Lions | 1994 | |
| 1968-04-27 | Melbourne over Sydney | 1968 | |
| 1946-06-22 | North Melbourne over Fitzroy | 1946 |